-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A passenger plane skidded off an airport runway and burst into flames in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad on Friday , killing at least 17 people and injuring about 20 , according to government-backed Press TV .

Aryan Airlines Flight 1625 skidded off the runway and burst into flames Friday in Mashhad , Iran .

There were 150 passengers on board Aryan Airlines Flight 1625 , according to the Islamic Republic News Agency , or IRNA . There was no immediate information on the number of crew .

An Iranian official said those aboard had been evacuated .

Ghahraman Rashid , deputy governor-general of Khorasan province , said the plane had flown from Tehran , IRNA reported .

`` All those killed and injured and the rest of the passengers had been evacuated from the plane and the fire on board had been brought under control , '' IRNA quoted the official as saying .

He said the plane was a Russian-made Ilyushin . Watch video of the plane ''

This is the second deadly plane crash in Iran this month .

On July 15 , a Caspian Airlines passenger plane carrying 168 people crashed in northwestern Iran , killing everyone on board , including 10 members of the country 's youth judo team : eight athletes and two coaches .

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Passenger plane skids off runway and catches fire in Mashhad

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150 passengers on board Aryan Airlines Flight 1625 , according to news reports

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Flight had originated in Tehran , official says

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On July 15 , a passenger plane crashed in northwest Iran , killing all 168 aboard .